Coca-Cola was found to be the most polluted brand in the
world for the second year in a row, according to a global audit of collected
plastic trash conducted by the Break Free From Plastic global movement, as The
Intercept reported.
While Nestle,...
After Europe has decided to ban, by 2021, the use of various single-use plastic products, such as plates, cutlery and straws, Italy could be the first country to implement the European directive on the prohibition of "throwaway” and to...
Background
The effects of climate change on Swiss glaciers caused by global warming, which is in turn caused by high greenhouse gas emissions, primarily carbon dioxide, are increasingly evident. Glaciers have been retreating gradually for the past century, with a...
There is a type of pollution that is little known and barely visible that affects a massive amount of children, almost 800 million globally. This is lead poisoning which "with few initial symptoms, silently destroys the health and development...
We are in the midst of a mass extinction, many scientists have warned — this one driven not by a catastrophic natural event, but by humans. The unnatural loss of biodiversity is accelerating, and if it continues, the planet...
In order to contribute to the knowledge and protection of pollinating insects, which are now more threatened than ever, a group of young researchers, led by Prof. Andrea Di Giulio, and composed of PhD students, scholarship holders and students...
European football’s governing body (UEFA) said it will plant 600,000 trees across 12 countries as part of its commitment to offset carbon emissions from travel to next year’s European Championships.
Instead of hosting in one or two countries, as is...
The European Commission presented The European Green Deal – a roadmap for making the EU's economy sustainable by turning climate and environmental challenges into opportunities across all policy areas and making the transition just and inclusive for all.
President Ursula...
A little over seven years. That's the time we have left to stop climate change and limit carbon dioxide emissions before it reaches a point of no return.
The count down was initiated in New York by the Climate Clock,...
Italy ever greener: woods and forests today occupy 11.4 million hectares, almost 40% of the national surface: 9.6 million are forests, 1.8 million other wooded areas. In the last 5 years, the percentage increase is 2.9%, in the last...
